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This is my Performing Arts Centre Powerpoint:


 * TASC Wheel - Designing Dio's new Performing Arts Centre using Google Sketchup ||


 * __Gather/Orginise__**

**What do I know about this? What do I know about the topic? Have I encountered anything like this before? What questions can I ask to help me understand is required? What skills and knowledge will I be using?**

The things that I know about this topic, is the performing arts centre is going to be built with some plans that have already been made up. Because of this, we have gotten some information on what our performing arts centre should be like. Some of these things are: Music classrooms, stage, dressing rooms, Dance studios and a lot more. I know that the performing arts centre is going to be in front of the com’s. I know about using sketch up and I can make a simple model using the tools that sketch up provides. I have been to the aotea centre, so I know what a real performing arts centre is like.

I have never encountered anything like this project before, because this year is the first time that I have used sketch up. I have made houses for fun at home, but I have never had a project like this.

Some questions that I could ask to help me understand what is required are: How large should the performing arts centre be? What are some of the specific requirements? Where should it go? What building s could we demolish to make the performing arts centre?

The skills and knowledge that I will need is, the ability to use the tools in sketch up, the knowledge of what a performing arts centre needs, the ability to manage my time well so that I have enough time to Finnish the project to the best of my ability.


 * __Identify__**

What am I trying to do? What are my goals? What do I need in order to do this? Explain the task in your own words Investigate some examples. What are the obstacles? Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? How will I know that I have completed the task? **
 * What is the task?

The task is to create a performing arts centre. What I am trying to do, is create a model for a new performing arts centre at Dio. This is going to be constructed in front of the com’s. My goals are: To create a performing arts centre that fits the requirements of the school, and is visually appealing.

The things that I need to do to achieve my goal is by managing my time well, and using the skills that I have learnt during the practice time we had, to create the model.

The task that we have to complete is: that we need to create a model of a performing arts centre to be built at DIO with all the requirements that the school needs and be visually appealing.

I am currently researching other performing arts centres so I can find out about performing art’s centres at other schools.

The obstacles in this project is the time. We only have a cretin amount of time to create this project. We can get the project done within the time limit, but it would not be as good as if we had 2 or 3 terms to complete it. Another obstacle is that we are using our laptops, and laptops can crash for no apparent reason, and we could lose all our work.

Yes I can draw a diagram that will help me visualise what I am going to make on sketch up.

I will know that I have completed the task when the time limit is up, and when I have made a presentation of my sketch up model to present my final product.


 * __Generate__**

Limit ideas to two or three. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea. Is there another way to do this? What resources (books, websites, etc) have I been provided with? What do other people think about this?**
 * How many ideas can I think of?

I have made 3 concepts of my sketch up design. The advantages of Design 1 are that every room fits together in order to ensure that the space that is available, is used up to its maximum potential. It also has the rooms that are of similar purpose together. The disadvantages of Design 1 are that the rooms are not all connected to a hallway that is most convenient for the people to go to the place where they need to go. The advantages of Design 2 are that the rooms all fit together with the first level of the building.. The rooms are convenient so that it is not hard to get to them.. The disadvantages of Design 2 are that there is no stairs close to the rooms that people would need to access most. There is also not a convenient elevator up to the second level.. The advantages of Design 3 are the rooms are quite large to make sure that the classes or the amount of people in the can be more. The disadvantages of Design 3 are that the rooms do not fit together right. They are not put together in the most convenient way. It would make it harder for people to get from one place to another easily.
 * __Decide__**

Explain your reasons for the decision. What the arguments for and against each idea? Which idea is the best one for completing the task? What is my plan?**
 * Which is the best idea?

My best idea is Design 1, as it is the most convenient for everyone. It does not take up much space, and it is put together so it is relatively easy for people to move from one place to another. The ideas against Design one are that not all the rooms are joined to a hall way that would be most suitable to the way that the people using the room would like to go. The best idea for completing the task is Design 1. My plan it to follow the class structure and to have my task wheel and presentation up on the wiki page before the deadline is over.


 * __Implement__**

Am I making progress through the plan? Am I doing this correctly?** **Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan** **.** Yes I am making progress. I am not following my plan very strictly, as I feel that the way I am constructing my performing arts centre is a lot better than my plan, therefore making it better for everybody. Yes I have revised my plan, I have decided to not follow my plan, and just put the same rooms were they fit best on my model. I have my final plan on my presentation, so you would be able to see the similarities and differences between the two designs.
 * Let's do it!


 * __Evaluate__**

Did I complete the task as set originally set out? Did I solve the problem? What have I done? What have I done really well? Could I have done it better? What areas need improvement? Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others?**
 * How well did I do?

I think that I completed the task quite well. I completed the task, even if I had to make some changes/adjustments to my original concepts. I solved the problems I had to the best of my ability. Some of the problems I had were that at the beginning when I was still getting use to sketch up, I was not so good at using the zoom and orbit tools, so when I was trying to do things that required being close up, I normally ended going through walls and not being able to find where I was. It took me a while to do, but throughout the project I slowly got used to the tools. I had created a performing arts centre. I think that I have done my back rooms on level one quite well. They have quite a lot of detail in them and have the components in them that are needed in the rooms, but not things that would never be in there, e.g.: plasma TV’s or playstatons. I think that I could have done my performing arts centre more to scale It doesn’t really matter for this project, but some of the rooms are out of peroration compared to some other rooms, especially the stairs. Some areas that need improvement, is getting use to the tools. I was fairly confident with sketch up at the beginning of the project, but it was not as easy as the practice tasks were. But I improved a b it over the project. Yes I am ready to show my work to the class.


 * __Communication__**

Who can I tell? Who is my audience? What is the best way to present this to my audience? What should I say to ensure my audience understands? How do I interest my audience in my ideas? Do I have the right information to get my message across to my audience?**
 * Let's tell someone!

I can tell my class because they are all doing the same project, so they will be able to sympathise with some of the problems that I had. The best way to present this to my audience is in a PowerPoint. I should explain into more detail about some of the pictures on my presentation, so my audience can understand it more. I thing that in order to interest my audience in my ideas, I should make my presentation interesting and colourful to attract their attention. Yes I think that I have the right information to inform my audience about my performing arts centre.


 * __Learn from experience__**

How would I do this again? What would I change to improve my performance? How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? What knowledge have I learned? Can this knowledge be used elsewhere? How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? What skills have I learned and developed? Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? What problems did I have to solve? How did I use the strengths of others to help me?**
 * What have I learned?

If I was to do this project again, I would make my model more to scale, so it is easier to tell how big things are in comparison with other things. I have never done a task like this before, but I have improved from the beginning of the project a lot. I have learnt more about performing arts centres and what is needed in them. I have learnt about other performing arts centres all over the world and some of the aspects that make them unique. This knowledge could be used else were if I were to go into arcatectual design or something similar in the future. I think my thinking had changed as throughout this project I have had to look at thinks with a more creative aspect, and I think that I have a bit more creativeness in my mind now, than I had at the begging in of the project.

I have learnt to use the tools on sketch up, so not it is easier for me to make a model and colour it. If I was to do this project again, it would take me more time. These skills can be applied if I ever do a project on sketch up again. I had to solve the problem of not being very good at the beginning. I got better over the project, but at the beginning it was harder to create my model. I talked to my friends about ideas, and that helped me to get a better idea and vision of what my performing arts centre could be like.

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Google Earth and Voice thread Project

Reflection of Voice thread and Google earth project.

The project was easy to once you got the hang of using the software that we were using. It was not hard once you got use to it, it just took a quite a bit of time when you downloaded the pictures, uploaded them, downloaded the videos and put it all together. Some of the problems that we ran into involved me accidentally deleting our Google earth place marks on the last class day that we had to do the project. I only had enough time to redo the place marks and start my reflection, but I only had 1 of the 2 double period as I had speech and drama. Also, it took my whole group a while to get the hang of using voice thread, so that slowed things down along a bit, along with the fact that we were on the school wireless, so about half of the pictures that we wanted to use were blocked. The places that we used, everyone I the group chose 4 places, 2 in New Zealand and 2 overseas. A few of the ones that we chose had to be changed because some of the other groups had claimed them before us. A few of the places that we chose were fore a particular reason. For example, Gallipoli had a symbolic meaning for Sarah, (Heslin), so she chose that as one of her 4. Lovelock track was on that I chose because my grandfather broke 2 world records there in running. Ellie chose Mt Rushmore because she is related to Gorge Washington and he is one of the former president that are carved into the cliff face of Mt Rushmore. The rest were ones that had either been changed or were ones that we picked because we had been there, or wanted to go there, or just because we liked the places. Our group worked in a three, not a pair. Everyone in our group are friends so we did not argue and we all worked well together. We all communicated with each other well, especially when one of us had to miss a lesson for one reason or another, we all kept each other up to date with the things that they needed to finish at home or if there was something else that someone else in the class said that we needed to do for the project, and they needed to add it to their movie/movies. Although we did not argue with one another, we could get a bit irritable with each other if we were stressed about trying to finish on of our movies. Especially when we had to change some of our places and we were all researching places and we then had to change again, finding out that another group was already doing it. Over all we all worked well together to try to do as best we can on this project. We all did the same amount of work, as we all distributed the movies equally amongst each other and we all helped each other if anyone needed help. One person did not just do all the work while the others slacked off. We all pulled our weight equally through the whole project. The good things about the project, was that we got to learn a lot more about places in New Zealand and places oversees. It was good to learn how to use other software that we weren’t particularly familiar with before. The things that were not as good in the project, was that it is quite time consuming when we had to learn about a new software and do a whole project with it. After you got use to it was not so bad, but at the beginning it quite hard. Over all the project was fun to work on with learning all about places in the world and to learn about new things. It was fun to work with other people as we could help and support each other when we needed help, something that we would not be able to do if we were working individually. All in all it was a fun assignment to complete.

Gimp Project-Task wheel.__

**What do I know about cyber safety?**

Cyber safety is being wise on the internet by trusting your instincts and not believing everything that you hear or see on the internet. The main focus of cyber safety is teaching all people who go on the internet and computer to be wary on the computer and internet. The internet by trusting you instincts and the computer buy not opening things like emails or boxes with ought knowing what they are or who they are from in case they carry a virus.
 * Have I presented material about cyber safety before?**

I have not presented anything on Cyber safety before.


 * Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity?**

I do understand that for this assessment we need to create a poster raising awareness on cyber safety. I understand all of what we have to do for this assessment.
 * What skills and knowledge will I be using?**

The skills that I will be using in this assessment is learning to use gimp and getting more familiar with the task wheel.


 * What do I want to accomplish in creating a poster?**

In this project I want to create a poster on gimp to raise awareness on cyber safety.

**How do I want to interest others in my topic?**

The way that I will interest others in my poster is by mocking it colourful and eye-catching with not to many words so it is not overwhelming.

**Do I want to present an informative poster that can be used as a reference?**

I do not wasn’t to reference any information, because if I do the poster will be overwhelming and people will lose interest with it very fast.

**Do I want to present a warning poster that alerts people to danger?**

Yes I want to alert people of the danger of the internet, but not in a way that will make them over fearful of what could happen if they use the internet.


 * Or some combination of those goals?**

Of the above 2 questions yes I want to combine the goals of my answers, but like I said in one of them, I do not want to overwhelm the people with information.


 * What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on cyber safety?**

In order to do this I need to think carefully about the structure and content of my poster. The materials that I have is the program gimp. The resources that I need are my laptop. I do not need to do anymore research about cyber safety as there is not going to be that much information on it.


 * Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students?**

People who will be looking at my poster are people who want to be aware of cyber safety. The way that I can appeal to other students is by thinking what will draw their attention to the poster.


 * Are there examples of cyber safety posters or materials that I can look at?**

There are last year’s posters to give me influence.


 * What are the obstacles? What problems may happen?**

The obstacles that come with using a computer program are that the computer could crash and you can only do a limited amount of things that the program offers.


 * Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters.**

Yes I can, but the design will be changed as you can only do a limited amount of things in the program.


 * What software will be used to create the poster?**

The software that we will be using is GIMP.


 * Have you used any drawing/paint tool software? If so, name them?**

Yes, I have used paint, sketch up and art rage.


 * Have you had any experience in using Gimp?**

I have not had any experience with gimp.


 * List as many ideas as possible.**

- Email viruses, - Internet stalkers. - Sites that lead to what you do not think they will lead to.


 * What aspects of cyber safety interest me?**

Cyber stalkers.

**What would I want to see on a poster?**

Something that would raise my awareness that does not overwhelm me with too much information. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea.

Advantages-

Email Viruses- It will help people not have viruses on their computer. Internet Stalkers- It will make people more careful of what they put on the internet. Sites that lead to what you don’t think that they will- It could save people from a horrible experience.

Disadvantages-

Email Viruses- It is not a very common thing to happen. Internet Stalkers- I could make people scared. Sites that lead to things that you don’t think that they will- people will become to careful of what they do in the internet. It would not interest many people. 
 * Are there any other subjects to consider?**

Maby backing up data. 
 * What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with?**

We have been provided with videos on cyber safety.


 * What do other people think about this?**

Other people think that they were cool and that the massage was put in a fun way.

**Do others think I have a good idea?**

Yes they do.


 * Which are the best ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas.**

1- Cyber stalking. 2- Email Viruses 3- Misleading sites.


 * Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea?**

The reason that I chose these ideas is because they are the most common problems to accrue with people our age. The for and against ideas are listed further above.


 * Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal?**

Cyber stalking is the best idea for my poster as I will be able to pass the message on in a simple and easy way.


 * What is my plan? What are the steps to follow?**

My plan is to create different layers that will be able to show the message in the simplest way possible.
 * How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?**

The way that I will be able to keep track of my progress is by looking at the different layers and giving them appropriate names.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Research and gather material about my subject. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Revise material and compose text for poster. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Create graphics. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Take pictures. Edit pictures. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Assemble text and images into poster. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Review poster and modify as needed.
 * Possible list of steps:**